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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Silly Monkey Stories #130 – Unicorns

(En español más abajo)

24/Dec/2010 – Santi (15) and Florencia (7)

At our Christmas Eve dinner, me and Flor were talking about the Christmas tree, and what kind of gift might be waiting for us under it. Florencia, who had just watched –and loved– the movie ‘Despicable me’, said:

- I hope I get a unicorn, like the girl in the movie.

- Or a pony! (I added)

Then Santi (aka) “Buzz Killington” said:

- They’re the same…

We asked him to elaborate a little further and he continued, as laconically as he had started:

- Unicorns and ponies, they’re pretty much the same…

Florencia, deeply insulted in her beliefs, urged him to explain what he had meant by that, which prompted Santi to say:

- What are unicorns, after all? They’re ponies, but with a power tool in their foreheads.

Always the romantic, eh? Since I'm at it, watch the movie, it's hilarious. Here's the scene Flor was referring to: